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Active participant in Churches Together in Marnhull
Welcome
| Location: | Old Mill Lane
Marnhull
DT10 1JX |
Parish Priest:
Fr Martin Budge | Telephone:
01258 820388 |
Assistant Priest:
Fr David Walford | Telephone:
01258 820201 |
Deacon
Rev James Mackain-Bremner |
Telephone:
07906 599389 |
| Sunday Masses |
Marnhull: 9.30 am and 6pm |
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Gillingham: 11 am |
| Holidays of Obligation: | Marnhull: 7pm |
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Gillingham: 10am |
For weekday mass times and other Sacraments, advice or assistance please contact Fr Martin.
History
The beautiful little homely chapel Church of Our Lady, set in secluded Old Mill Lane, was opened on 3rd July 1832, just three years after Catholic Emancipation.
The original Catholic mission was established in 1725 and owed much to the local Hussey family of Nash Court who protected and promoted the local Catholic community during the long, dark penal days.
Over the years the church has been extended and modernised but still retains much of its original intimate character.
Special Tapestries
To mark the 150th Anniversary of the church in1982 fine tapestries depicting six West-Country Saints were designed by Marnhull artist Joan Payne and worked by a group of parishioners.
They are to be seen on the reredos of the altar.
The School
Attached to the church is St. Mary's Primary School that is very highly regarded for the excellent academic start it gives young people of all faiths in a friendly and safe rural setting.
For further information and to arrange a visit contact the Head Teacher, Mrs Nicola Denham, 01258 820417.
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